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The Google Pixel 8 series was announced quite recently, and initial issues are starting to surface. Some users seem to be reporting a pink text issue on the Pixel 8 Pro. This problem occurs on the always-on display only, though.
Some Google Pixel 8 Pro smartphones got hit by the pink text issue
For some users, the text appears in a pink color, and for others in yellow. Do note that it’s not happening to all units, but just some of them. Such reports have started surfacing on Reddit.
What’s interesting is that it’s not happening to all text on the always-on display. Only a portion of the text is colored, the rest is white (on a black surface) as Google intended. You can see the transition below.
Some users claim that this issue happens only in very dark environments. When they’re in normal light, or when there’s some light around, everything appears to be normal. It sure is an odd problem.
The issue appeared on both stable Android 14, and QPR1 Beta
Yes, this issue is present on stable software, but Pixel 8 Pro users who are on the Android 14 QPR1 Beta are also experiencing it… well, some of them. This is most likely a software issue, but we can’t know for sure. Let’s hope it’s not hardware-related.
Those of you who are wondering if it’s happening on regular Pixel 8 units, well… not yet. We haven’t seen a single report mentioning the Pixel 8, only the Pixel 8 Pro. So, that’s a positive, at least.
Google is likely aware of this issue at this point, but the company has not communicated anything just yet. Let’s see if the next update will fix the issue, or if it’s a deeper problem.
Pixel smartphones are no strangers to odd problems. Both the Pixel 6 and Pixel 7 series flagships had their fair share of problems, mainly with bugs. Let’s hope the same will not be the case with the Pixel 8. The two phones have been faring well thus far.